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DIY: Replace dreaded steering-lock on 2009s and early 2010s.

Originally Posted by kenchan one of my theories was that when people get in/out of their car, some use the steering wheel as a oooph-my-fat-arse! handle. that might be putting

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Old 05-15-2012, 10:54 AM   #11 (permalink)
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one of my theories was that when people get in/out of their car, some use the steering wheel as a oooph-my-fat-arse! handle. that might be putting horizontal stress on the steering-lock's lock pin potentially seizing the lock.
I don't think so. The steering doesn't immediately lock. I was messing with it while putting in the bypass harness, and it didn't lock until after I shut the door.
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